Authors
Philipp Löhle
Philipp Löhle was born in 1978 in Ravensburg. He studied History, Drama, and Media Sciences as well as German literature in Erlangen and in Rome. While working for his degree, he started writing for the stage, and worked in journalism as well as in film. In 2007, Löhle won a…
Read morePhilippe Blasband
Born in 1964 in Téhéran. After studying at the INSAS Film School in Bruxelles, he wrote several commended scripts, novels (including DE CENDRES ET DE FÜMÉS (1990) and MAX ET MINNIE (1996)) and plays (including LA LETTRE DES CHATS, OÙ ES-TU, SAMMY REBENSKI? and ‘L’ARGENT DU MINISTRE).
Read morePhyllis Nagy
She studied musical composition and theory and poetry in the USA, and she had planned to be a poet. After writing some poetry in an unpopular a tutor persuaded her to write drama. After her studies she travelled around the USA taking a variety of jobs until she was 28.…
Read morePierre Barillet
A wonderful musical set in San Francisco’s Chinatown; the basic theme is the struggle between Eastern and Western traditions, between the old and the new.
Read morePierre Etaix
Pierre Etaix (b. 1928) has worn many hats during his long show-business career. He has been a mime, a circus performer, cabaret artist, screenwriter, filmmaker, instructor and more. Born in Roanne, France, Etaix started out as a painter. He began in film as a production assistant in 1949, and during…
Read morePieter Hilhorst
Pieter Hilhorst, born 1966, took a degree in Political Science from the University of Amsterdam, and is now working as an essayist and dramatist. In addition, he works as a reporter for the popular Dutch daily, De Volkskrant, for Dutch television as well as radio. He had his debut as…
Read morePolly Stenham
Polly Stenham was educated at Wycombe Abbey and Rugby. After completing her A-Levels, she spent a gap year travelling during which time she also worked for the Ambassador Theatre Group and the Arcola Theatre. She began a degree at University College London, but abandoned her place to work on THAT…
Read morePoul Henningsen
Poul Henningsen (1884 – 1967) Danish author, architect and critic, was one of the leading figures of the cultural life of Denmark between the World Wars. In Denmark, he is often referred to as PH.
Read morePreben Harris
Preben Harris (born March 30, 1935) is an award winning Danish actor theatre director trained at Aarhus Theatre School. In 1958 he was one of the founders of the experimental stage at Aarhus Theatre and in 1963 the Svalegangen Theatre – also in Aarhus. From 1967 – 1971 he was…
Read morePresnyakov Brothers
Vladimir and Oleg Presnyakov were born in Sverdlovsk in Siberia. Together they founded the Gorky Urals State University’s youth theatre, where they produced new and experimental theatre. It was in connection with the Royal Court’s New Writing Project that the brothers became known in Europe with their play WE SHALL…
Read moreRachel Sheinkin
RACHEL SHEINKIN (Co-Author – Book and Lyrics) has done successful work with GrooveLily. Other music theatre collaborations include The 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (Circle in the Square), for which she won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Book for a Musical; BLOOD DRIVE (O’Neill National Music Theatre Conference)…
Read moreRainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Maria Fassbinder (May 31, 1945 – June 10, 1982) was a screenwriter and actor. He is one of the most important representatives of the German Cinema. He maintained a frenetic pace in film-making. In a professional career that lasted less than fifteen years, Fassbinder completed 40 feature films;…
Read moreRalph Benatzky
Ralph Benatzky (1884 –1957), born in Moravské Budejovice as Rudolf Josef František Benatzki, was an Austrian composer of Czech origin (when Benatzky was born Czechia was part of the Austrian empire, Benatzky mostly worked in Vienna). He composed operas and operettas, such as Casanova (1928), Die drei Musketiere (1929), Im…
Read moreRandi Romvig Pisani
Født 1971 i Aarhus. Uddannet cand.mag. i litteraturhistorie, tysk og lingvistik. Redaktør og oversætter, underviser i livshistorier og creative writing. Har tidligere undervist i dansk, litteratur og tysk på gymnasieniveau. Har oversat adskillige fagbøger, og oversat og bearbejdet teaterstykker.
Read moreRasmus Botoft
Rasmus Botoft (b. 1972) is a Danish actor, playwright and gumbas. The at first friendly and everyday-style in Botofts play often covers up a teasing charm and a propensity for the absurd, which for instance becomes visible in his corporation with his college Martin Buch with whom he has founded…
Read moreRay Cooney
Ray Cooney has produced a number of West End plays including ONE FOR THE POT, NOT NOW DARLING, WIFE BEGINS AT FORTY, RUN FOR YOUR WIFE!, TWO INTO ONE, OUT OF ORDER, IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY and FUNNY MONEY. As Producer and Director he has been responsible for over…
Read moreRebecca Gilman
The Chicago based playwright, Gilman, appeared on the American scene during the nineties with the sharp thriller THE GLORY OF LIVING, which concerns a couple of sociopaths, travelling in the name of murder. Among her other plays, one finds BOY GETS GIRL, SPINNING INTO BUTTER and THE AMERICAN IN ME.…
Read moreRebecca Lenkiewicz
Rebecca Lenkiewicz (1968) is an award-winning English playwright, screenwriter, poet and actor. Her work has been staged at some of the most important British theatres and several of her texts have been published. Among other things, Rebecca Lenkiewicz wrote the script for the Oscar-winning film, Ida (2013).
Read moreRebecca Prichard
Rebecca Prichard was born in 1971. She studied drama at Exeter University, graduating in 1993, working as a devisor/performer and a drama youth worker. Her first play Essex Girls was performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1994, as part of the Royal Court Young Writers Festival. The script was…
Read moreReg Cribb
Reg Cribb started out life as a musician and an actor. One day he came to his senses and wrote ten plays in seven years. His plays have been performed both nationally and internationally. He has twice won the Patrick White Playwrights’ Award and the W.A Premier’s Literary award, and…
Read moreReginald Arkell
Reginald Arkell (1882-1959) was a British script writer and comic novelist who wrote many musical plays for the London theatre. The most popular of those was an adaptation of the spoof history book 1066 and All That: 1066—and all that: A Musical Comedy based on that Memorable History by Sellar…
Read moreReginald Rose
Reginald Rose (1920 –2002) was an American film and television writer most widely known for his work in the early years of television drama. Rose’s work is marked by its treatment of controversial social and political issues. His realistic approach helped create the slice of life school of television drama,…
Read moreReine Brynolfsson
Reine Brynolfsson (born January 15, 1953) is a Swedish actor, trained at Malmö Theatre School between 1976 and 1979. He is one of the most used actors in the Swedish theatre, television and movie industry.
Read moreRenee Taylor
Born Renée Wexler in New York City in 1933, Renée Taylor is best known for playing Fran Drescher’s voracious and outspoken mother, Sylvia Fine, on the TV series THE NANNY. She has been married to Italian-American actor Joseph Bologna since 1965, and is the mother of actor, Gabriel Bologna. Taylor…
Read moreReneé Toft Simonsen
Renée Toft Simonsen (b. 1965) is a Danish author, psychologist and former fashion model. She has a master’s degree in psychology and was offered a research fellowship, but instead she decided to follow her writing career. In 2003 her first children’s book Karla KABALE was published, for which she received…
Read moreRicardo Pinto
Ricardo Pinto is a trained actor and director from the Mountview Theatre School and Drama Centre in London and is now manager of The 2-Way Mirror Theatre for which he has directed several plays which have all toured in Europe.
Read moreRichard Bean
Richard Bean has rightly been described by the British press as “a writer of beguiling originality, with a gift for both laugh-out-loud dialogue and a sympathetic understanding of the darker recesses of the human heart”. In previous newsletters we have presented Richard Bean’s hilarious comedies THE HERETIC, ONE MAN, TWO…
Read moreRichard Cameron
Richard Cameron is an English playwright from Doncaster. His themes are Northern post-industrial society, working class life, tough women and violent men. Cameron’s plays include Pond Life (1992), Not Fade Away (1993), The Mortal Ash (1994), All of You Mine (1996), The Glee Club (2002), Gong Donkeys (2004) and Can’t…
Read moreRichard Greenberg
Richard Greenberg (b. 1958) is a Tony Award winning American playwright. He is the author of over 25 plays including eight South Coast Repertory world premieres: Our Mother’s Brief Affair, The Injured Party, The Violet Hour, Everett Beekin, Hurrah at Last, Three Days of Rain (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle…
Read moreRichard Harris
Richard Harris (b.1934) is a prolific British playwright and television writer, most active from the early 1960s to the mid-1990s. He writes primarily for the crime and detecitve genres, having contributed episodes of series like The Avengers, The Saint, The Sweeney, Armchair Mystery Theatre, and Target. He has helped to…
Read moreRichard Lewine
Richard Lewine (July 28, 1910 – May 19, 2005) was an American composer and songwriter on Broadway as well as television producer. Born in New York City, Lewine attended Columbia College before beginning his career as a composer and songwriter. In 1934, he wrote songs for the Broadway revue FOOLS…
Read moreRichard Maltby, Jr.
RICHARD MALTBY, JR. (Director and Co-creator) includes among his Broadway credits: Conceived/directed AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ (1978 Tony, NY Drama Critics, Outer Critics and Drama Desk Awards. Also Tony Award for Best Director); FOSSE (1999 Tony, Outer Critics and Drama Desk Awards). Lyricist: MISS SAIGON (Evening Standard Award 1990, Tony Nomination for…
Read moreRichard O’Brien
Richard, was born in 1942, began his life in the world of entertainment in 1965, when, at the age of 23, he rode horses in British-made movies. He had no desire to become a full-time stuntman and, wisely, took himself o. to an evening drama school which claimed to adhere…
Read moreRichard Stilgoe
Richard Henry Simpson Stilgoe (born 28 March 1943) is a British songwriter, lyricist and musician. He is noted for clever wordplay as much as for his music. Among others he wrote the lyrics for PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and STARLIGHT EXPRESS.
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